TALE of the TIN !

Hello crafty friends..

Welcome to my page today.

It’s not every day that you salvage some vintage family pictures of your parents wedding and great parents! My father handed over these lovely vintage pics from his recent trip to his home town where he found these in the attic of his ancestral home!

I had to preserve these and thus started this project. Something so special had to have proper protection and I wanted it to reflect the era it belonged to!

So here is a VINTAGE EXPLOSION ALBUM totally designed from scratch  and elaborately embellished and given the look of an old weathered, aged Tin Box!

Now that too looks like it has been salvaged from the attic,lol!

Stay tune.... loads of pics and I want to share all the excitement in doing this exploding tin!

Making of the Tin- I have used cereal box chipboard and wrapped kitchen foil around it. Once set, ran it thru 4 different embossing folders. 

Next applied a thick coat of black acrylic paint and gave it a few minutes to dry and then wiped off randomly with a baby wipe.

Love the instant ageing of the aluminum panels. 

Now I dished out my new supplies from Deco Art, the metallic lustre’s !!! Brilliant turquoise, Lavish green and fab fuchsia it is which has given this tin the lovely colors...it’s as easy as taking in your fingertips or a soft sponge and rubbing it on. The colors along with the black just give it the aged look which I wanted!

I wanted this tin to tell a tale of 100years!

The lid too made in the same fashion with a panel on top(though not seen).

I have used 3 glass baubles as the “pull out” for the lid. All around the tin and the lid I have the sixzzix thin lits die cuts in antique gold.

Embellishments on the lid- I wanted a bit of NATURE on the lid and hence the elaborate work!
The flower is made with TH tattered florals die. I have just mopped up some milled lavender and peacock feathers DI and then stamped some script with archival brown and layered 3 petals to from the flower.

 The center is a twisted twine with a little pearl center. All inked with tea dye ...a vintage flower you see! The twisted rose buds to are made with the smallest tattered florals and the other one with the medium one. So its a total TH family, lol!

A rusty, old mini picture frame holds a little love letter.

 I aged the letter and framed it inside. The frame was a cheap shabby sore bought one, which has been rusted using some rusting powder from Paper Artsy, white vinegar and some gel medium.

To start with, I applied some gel medium to the surface and the mixed some rusting powder with vinegar and applied liberally over the frame and some buttons and just left it over night.

The first thing I see in the morning....Voila, RUST!

I made my own bow maker with a cardboard sheet and used it to make the dual tone bow with some lavender and off white twine.

I layered a bed of coconut coir...I like the natural texture of this and then started placing the flowers on a leafy background. Some berries and a pine cone fill up the space.

I also aged a small glass vial and hung 3 metal charms, falling intentionally on the front panel where the couple are happy to be showcased from the lost and found paper pack! A Prima tiny bulb..makes it cozier!

Tiny metal legs help the Tin to stand up and take all the load, lol! A few pics of the panels all around...

Inside the tin – The lid when opened explodes to reveal an album inside!

The main panels have pictures of my parents wedding way back in 1971!

I have used the negative of the postage die cut to form the frame and some rusty old buttons to hold the picture!

So much rust from the attic, lol!

The album has 12 pages and I have used the Prima sunrise sunset paper line.

 The vibrant yet vintage oranges, yellows and pinks are all I wanted for these black and white photos. Simple interiors as I wanted the pictures to speak for themselves.

Here is a pic of my lovely parents on their D day!

Here is one of my paternal grandparents on their DAY...this was sometime in 1930’s!

Inside each pocket is a post card photo mat that has more vintage love! I total this vintage tin can have up to 48 pictures... That’s a lot of VINTAGE, lol!

I know it’s been a long post and ranting...Thank you so much for being till here. Do leave your thoughts on this.

I would like to take this Vintage Tin to the following challenges...

Anything But Cute – Vibrant colors

Country View Challenge- Industrial

MIXED MEDIA WORLD- Vintage

Stamps and Stencils- spring is in the air

Emerald Creek Dares- Ring in spring

A Vintage Journey -Substrate – Board (eg - grey board, coaster board, cardboard, chipboard) 

Main Colour – Lilac or pale purple 

Technique – Rust Effects (perhaps using rusting or embossing powders or rust coloured paints) 

Product – Something metal 

Frilly and Funkie- lets make a Trio (3 baubles, 3 metal charms, 3 mini rose buds and 3 leaves!)

Until my next creative journey,

Happy Crafting and recycling.

Cheers